Updated: July 2002.
Examines the DSL family of high speed Internet services now
being deployed in various
markets worldwide. Information is included on the technology
behind DSL as well as subscribing,
installing, configuring, and troubleshooting, with an emphasis
on how this impacts Linux users.

Updated: August 1997.
Describes the procedure to set up a NETWORK (INTRANET) at your
home. Then we shall setup the network such that NETSCAPE Clients
can be used on ANY machine to access the internet. . .

Updated: August 2003.
Information about which ethernet devices can be used for Linux, and
how to set them up (focused on the hardware and low level driver
aspect of the ethernet cards; see Network HOWTO for software
configuration information).

Updated: August 2003.
The goal of this HOWTO is to answer both basic and
advanced questions about IPv6 on the Linux operating system.
This HOWTO will provide the reader with enough information to
install, configure, and use IPv6 applications on Linux machines.

Updated: July 2002.
How to install a Gnu/Linux distribution on a computer without
Ethernet card, nor cdrom, but just a local floppy drive and a remote
nfs server attached by a Null-Modem parallel cable.

Updated: July 2000.
How to connect your Linux PC to a PPP server, how to use PPP to link
two LANs together; provides one method of setting up your Linux
computer as a PPP server. The document also provides help in
debugging non-functional PPP connections.

Updated: January 2002.
A PPP-SSH VPN is probably the easiest type of VPN to set up.
It uses nothing more than the very common PPP and SSH utilities
to form an encrypted network tunnel between two hosts.

Archived - Last Update: November 2001.
How to setup PPP, connect up to your ISP, configure mail and news,
get a permanent IP (if available), get a domain name, and have a
bona fide system running in a little over thirty minutes.

Updated: March 1998.
How to use Linux to connect to an Internet Service Provider via a
dial-up modem TCP/IP connection (basic dial-up procedure and IP
establishment, email and news handling is covered).

4.4.4. DNS

Updated: December 2001.
Describes installing the BIND 9 nameserver to run in a chroot
jail and as a non-root user, to provide added security and minimise the
potential effects of a security compromise.

4.4.5. Virtual Private Networks

Updated: October 2000.
How to configure a Linux firewall to masquerade IPsec- and PPTP-based
Virtual Private Network traffic, allowing you to establish a VPN
connection without losing the security and flexibility of your Linux
firewall's internet connection and allowing you to make available a
VPN server that does not have a registered internet IP address.

Updated: January 2002.
A PPP-SSH VPN is probably the easiest type of VPN to set up.
It uses nothing more than the very common PPP and SSH utilities
to form an encrypted network tunnel between two hosts.

4.4.6. Bridging

Updated: January 2001.
Describes how to setup a bridge with the recent kernel patches and brctl
utility by Lennert Buytenhek. With developer kernel 2.3.47 the new
bridging code is part of the mainstream. On 20.06.2000 there are patches
for stable kernels 2.2.14 and 2.2.15. What happens if a penguin
crosses a bridge?

Updated: October 2000.
Outlines the things you will probably have to do when you want to
setup a network of computers under your own domain. Covers
configuration of network parameters, network services, and security
settings.

Updated: June 2000.
Tutorial on configuring Red Hat 6 and related variants to operate
as an internet gateway to a small home or office network.
Topics covered include masquerading, DNS, DHCP, and basic security.